At Edison's great fire <br />He called his wife as witness <br />To pastel pillar twists of chemically fed flames <br />That could have destroyed both work and life <br />Of a less centered man. <br /> <br />Edison wore God's armor. <br /> <br />Our home has seen candescent storm enough <br />That turns earth's dome to shattering white <br />Yielding originalites of lightning that teach of fright <br />This gospel is well written and established that <br />We know beyond our capacity to understand. <br /> <br />In legion ways we still struggle <br />with an ancient central foe called fear <br />This thing that never pierced the great inventor's heart <br />And teaches us in crucible a central truth of spirit <br />Not even flame is strong enough to singe the hem of love.<br /><br />Bill Grace<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/words-inspired-by-the-life-of-chaplain-lyle-von/
